Today i got a new Update for my XZ3. I hoped that it fixes the headset quality problem, but still XZ3 uses only a lowband SBC while using for a call with my Sennheiser Presence. The headset works fine with my Samsung S8. So it can´t be a failure of Sennheiser. Kind Regards
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Hello, I got the same problem while doing calls with my Sennheiser Presence headset. Horrible Lowband Sound quality while I´m using this headset. But this can´t be a Androind 9 Problem, because headset works fine with my Samsung S8 on Pie. A Sennheiser Momentum with APTX works fine with the XZ3. Seems that XZ3 defaults to a low bandwith SBC if there is only SBC and AAC on the device available. I really would like this to be fixed, because this is sound Quality of 1994.
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Sorry Jonas, but this isn´t any replacement for Actions. I used it to turn phone to Airplane Mode overnight. This isn´t possible anymore even with tools from Playstore. Why does Sony strip good Features from phones an replaces them with silly features? Heard that the Xperia 1 will not have Wireless charging. Is this crazy? Think I won´t buy any new Sonymobile phone after 26 Years of Ericsson, SonyEricsson an Sony phones. I will switch my private phone to Samsung wich e.g. is able to do calls with HD Quality with my Sennheiser Presence headset. Tested it on my work phone S8.
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Dear Dave, I believe that XPERIA Transfer worked for you, but it doesn´t transfer Apps from Xperia XZ Premium. Of course I used Xperia Transfer on both sides. By the way: I wasn´t able to connect both phones via W-LAN. So I had to dump the DATA on SD-Card and import via XPERIA Transfer on XZ3. Xperia Transfer on XZ3 then told me that transfer of APPs is not supported. Maybe the apps were trasferred via your google account. It´s really not nice to force users to use google cloud services. Kind regards
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Hello! I Think this is done by intent. This is not a problem but a feature. You just have to open the cover to use the cam. I don´t get the problem. With the cover you can be shure that nobody ist using front camera until you open the cover. Nice security feature. I bought this cover and I´m glad, that the camera is covered. I would prefer a solution with the main camera is coverd by a lid too. Kind regards
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Hello! Yes this is a big problem. The only way is to do a backup via google cloud and restoring via google cloud. Maybe SONY is obliged to support NSA data collection. XPERIA Backup is now missing with XZ3. So you are forced to do a google cloud backup. Possibly because google/NSA want your data too. Yes of course: google encryps everything with an unbreakable algorythm and is not able to access you data. But who believes?
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Hello! I tried to measure how long it takes to charge my xperia XZ3. Of course not with the delivered charging adaptor, but with a new Sony fast charger uch12. Capable of QC3.0 and Powerpump. But I´m really astonished: Only 55% after one hour. No QC , no PP. Just charging with 5,23V 1,3A (About 7W) Seems to be one more step back. My list is getting longer: Xperia Actions: Gone! Xperia Backup: Gone! Quick Charge: Gone! Oh my god.... I presume I will find more good feature that are gone.
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This feature is absolutely superfluos. It´s ridiculous, unneeded and distracting. Sorry, but who needs a camera self activating if it is pulled out of pocket, when there are several other possibilities to turn on camera. Including a dedicated camera switch. For me this feature doesn´t make sense. Would be nice if you don´t sprip good features like xperia Actions and Xperia Backup. Kind regards
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Sorry, but AI is just a marketing phrase. I think in most cases AI implementations are more like AD. Artificial Dumbness. AI Feature are mostly used to grab more data from users. I don´t want any AI and I turn them of if I can. This dumb Phone often starts camera mode if I get it out of my pocket. That´s crazy. I´m not a dumb little boy getting my phone out of my pocket every few minutes to take a photo. So i turned this feature of. But to get back to my initial question: What hapend to Xperia Actions SONY? Please answer this!
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I changed from Xperia Premium to Xperia XZ3 and I´m really disapponted. With Xperia XZ3 I lost Xperia Actions, the one and only way to start/stop airplane mode automatically by time and location. Sony, Why do you strip all this good functions of your phones. If I want a pure android phone I can buy Google Pixel. Will this feature come back? Is there any substitution without using google assistant which wil collect all my data, or without rooting? Kind regards
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Hello Uliwooly, of course call waiting is enabled, but it has absolute nothing to do with the problem. I think you didn´t realize the problem. If i am in a call the phone "hangs up" this call if somebody tries to call me. I don´t see anything on the screen that somebody tries to call me. Thats the problem! Kind regards
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Uliwooly you are right. Knocking (Anklopfen in german) has to be enabled. And it is. And even if it isn´t enabled: Phone shouldn´t hang up first call if somone tries to call me during first call. That makes the phone unusable because I´m often in this situation . I recognized the problem days ago when I was calling with a customer and the call was interrupted for three times. My wife told me later that she tried to call me thre times. Today I tested it out and it is reproduceable. Works every time I try it. Doesn´t happen with my XZs and my old Z5. I will stop using the phone this week if there is no fix. Kind regards
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Since a few days I got the oreo update. After this I recognized tha sometimes calles were interrupted. Today I found out the reason: If I am in a call and somebody tries to call me the phone interrups the first call with no message and doesn´t signal the second call. I can´t initiate conference calls because if I dial the second participant phone hangs up the first line. Can some of you prove that? Im registered with T-Mobile in germany.
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Hello, I deleted all wifi connection, changed hotspot settings and name, changed stopped encryption (makes no sense) and it will all make no difference. Hotspot mode works after reeboot, but isn´t functional after some time. Seems to be an adress or protocoll error. Because you can ping other known hosts via ICMP but you can´t browse via Port 80 even if you directly enter IP. Strange
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Hello Xperia Users! I got an issue with my XZ Premium. Ever when I try to start Hotspot mode I need to restart phone first. If I don´t restart the phone Hotspot mode starts, but is not usable by connectet devices. They can get any data. Any other XZ Premium user here having the same problem? Kind regards Chris
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I updateted to Android 7 and I regret every single day. Now it is not possible to use my Z5 in a simple way with my buit in car handsfree in my 2016 VW Passat. Before with android 6 it worked perfectly. Most annoying issues are: - Contacts from Adress book can´t be sorted by Family name any more. Regardless what I set in car bluetooth or phone. - Contacts with more than one phone number are cut and there are up to four entries in car adress book. One entry for every numer and one with three numbers. - Home / office / private / mobile entries of phone numbers are mixed randomly. I call mobile and get office number. A2DP doesn´t connect any more. Please Sony fix this immediately. I need my phone for every day business. Regards P.S.: Please don´t advise me to reset my phone and to do an emergency repair. First of all I don´t have so much time to waist and second this won´t change anything. Just fix it Sony!
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I told you some tipps in my first post. The first one you should really try ist to switch off media audio connection. In the XZ bluetooth menu click on the carkit entry and uncheck Media audio if you don´t need it. There were some options in the car menu did you check? Kind regards
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Hello, the phone should work with a BMW. In the past I had some problems to connect with BMW bluetooth handsfree modules, but they were manageable. Now I drive Volkswagen and this time there were no problems. How did you do the pairing? Initiated from the phone or from the car? Delete pairing and try the other way. In the XZ bluetooth menu click on the car entry and uncheck Media audio if you don´t need it. In contacts menu of the phone klick options then filter. Scroll down to "show contact" and uncheck the contactcs you don´t want to see in your telephone. Usually the contacts you get in the car phonebook are from SIM-Contacts. A lot of providers (here in Germany) preinstall expensive service numbers in their SIM cards. As I think about it....I remember there were some bluetooth settings with my BMW. I think you can choose in the car menu where the contacts in adressbook come from. But im not shure because my last BMW is gone 3 years before.... Kind Regards
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I never heard about paying for an SonyEricsson or Sonymobile update if you do this by OTA or PC-Companion. Where do you come from and which provider do you have? Is this a branded mobile? Can you provide us with a screenshot? Is it possible that you misunderstand the textbox telling you that it may be costs because you may have to pay the data volume with your provider? Kind regards Gregor
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If you expect professional camera like picture quality from this phone you should sell your Xperia Z. In my opinion the Pictures are overcompressed by the camera. (btw. GeoffH has the same suspect) I don´t know why there is no option to save pictures in RAW format. I´m a professional photographer, but I don´t expect a mobile with 13 MP resolution on a very tiny chip and with a 3 mm diameter lens to be comparable with my Canon 5D MK2. How should this work? I cant´t find any technical description of the sensor and the lens, but the size may be not large than a few square millimeters. I will do some compareable shots at the weekend with different phones and DSLR. Kind regards
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Hello, I bought a MHL cable with power extra cord for USB power and it worked. But it works only if I plug external power to the power cord. Without external power it doesn´t seem to work. Kind Regards
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Hello, it hasn´t SimAcessProfile. Sony(Ericsson) never had. Everybody with a modern car with builtin mobile needs it, but Sony seems to be uninterested. I think it´s a license Problem. I don´t now any Software for unrooted Phones that does SAP. Sorry! Kind regards
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Hello, I can confirm this issue with a Sandisk class 10 card. Seems to be a software Problem. Maybe the sleep of dead issue is related to this SD Problem too? I had this problem about 2 Times in 15 days. Restat of the phone helped. It doesn´t help to format the card with phone, because my card was formattes eith phone. Kind regards Gregor
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